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+;;; forms-d2.el --- demo forms-mode
+;; Keywords: extensions
+
+;;; Synched up with: FSF 19.30.
+
+;; This sample forms exploit most of the features of forms mode.
+
+;; Set the name of the data file.
+(setq forms-file "forms-d2.dat")
+
+;; Use 'forms-enumerate' to set field names and number thereof.
+(setq forms-number-of-fields
+      (forms-enumerate
+       '(arch-newsgroup			; 1
+	 arch-volume			; 2
+	 arch-issue			; and ...
+	 arch-article			; ... so
+	 arch-shortname			; ... ... on
+	 arch-parts
+	 arch-from
+	 arch-longname
+	 arch-keywords
+	 arch-date
+	 arch-remarks)))
+
+;; The following functions are used by this form for layout purposes.
+;;
+(defun arch-tocol (target &optional fill)
+  "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET. Prepends newline if needed.
+The optional FILL should be a character, used to fill to the column."
+  (if (null fill)
+      (setq fill ? ))
+  (if (< target (current-column))
+      (concat "\n" (make-string target fill))
+    (make-string (- target (current-column)) fill)))
+;;
+(defun arch-rj (target field &optional fill) 
+  "Produces a string to skip to column TARGET minus the width of field FIELD.
+Prepends newline if needed. The optional FILL should be a character,
+used to fill to the column."
+  (arch-tocol (- target (length (nth field forms-fields))) fill))
+
+;; Record filters.
+;; This example uses the (defun ...) method of defining.
+;;
+(defun forms-new-record-filter (the-record)
+  "Form a new record with some defaults."
+  (aset the-record arch-from (user-full-name))
+  (aset the-record arch-date (current-time-string))
+  the-record				; return it
+)
+
+;; The format list.
+(setq forms-format-list
+     (list
+       "====== Public Domain Software Archive ======\n\n"
+       arch-shortname
+       " - "			arch-longname
+       "\n\n"
+       "Article: "		arch-newsgroup
+       "/"			arch-article
+       " "
+       '(arch-tocol 40)
+       "Issue: "		arch-issue
+       " "
+       '(arch-rj 73 10)
+       "Date: "			arch-date
+       "\n\n"
+       "Submitted by: "		arch-from
+       "\n"
+       '(arch-tocol 79 ?-)
+       "\n"
+       "Keywords: "		arch-keywords
+       "\n\n"
+       "Parts: "		arch-parts
+       "\n\n====== Remarks ======\n\n"
+       arch-remarks
+     ))
+
+;; That's all, folks!